ID 718683
Lot 771 | A GLASS-INLAID GOLD HAIRPIN
Estimate value
$ 8 000 – 12 000
SONG-MING DYNASTY (AD 960-1644)
The hairpin has a delicate openwork design of floral scroll, and is inset on one end with a rectangular plaque decorated with a bird in gold wire and further inlaid with glass, all enclosed within the border of scroll design. Together with a U-shaped end of a gold hairpin, Song-Ming dynasty, decorated with similar scroll design.
5 1⁄4 in. (13.5 cm.) long, cloth box
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1986.
| Medium: | Gold |
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| Historical era: | Ming dynasty, Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Gold |
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| Historical era: | Ming dynasty, Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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